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“Switch roles and people would be going for Stroll’s throat”– F1 Twitter fumes over Pierre Gasly not getting enough criticism for crashing into Lance Stroll

Tanish Chachra
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"Switch roles and people would be going for Stroll's throat"– F1 Twitter fumes over Pierre Gasly not getting enough criticism for crashing into Lance Stroll

F1 Twitter calls out Pierre Gasly for recklessly crashing into Lance Stroll during the Spanish Grand Prix but not being criticized enough.

Pierre Gasly is among the most fan favoured drivers on the grid. However, on Sunday, he had one of the most reckless moments of his career while racing in Barcelona.

The Frenchman collided with Aston Martin driver Lance Stroll, which sent him spinning on the track. The FIA deemed him fully responsible for the contact and gave him a five-second penalty along with two penalty points on his license.

Stroll finished P15 in the race, two places below Gasly, who came in P13. Surely, the Canadian’s race was ruined, who is already struggling this season, by the AlphaTauri driver.

However, a few Twitter users also pointed out how easily Gasly got away from public scrutiny. If it had been Stroll instead of Gasly, he would have been crucified, suggesting several Twitter users.

Also read: Lando Norris calls Pierre Gasly ‘silly’ after the AlphaTauri driver caused him to crash out of the race

Pierre Gasly takes blame for the collision

Gasly after the race took full responsibility of the collision. He said the he accepts the penalty if it deserves the five second penalty for the incident.

“It was hard racing, there was [a] small contact but I take the responsibility, if this deserves a five-second penalty,” said the Frenchman. Gasly is currently standing at P13 in the drivers’ standings.

There have been talks about his future at AlphaTauri. The 25-year-old race driver is seeking progress in his career, and could drop Red Bull to be with another constructor.

Also read: Pierre Gasly impressed by intellect of Michael Jordan

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Tanish Chachra

Tanish Chachra

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Tanish Chachra is the Motorsport editor at The SportsRush. He saw his first race when F1 visited India in 2011, and since then, his romance with the sport has been seasonal until he took up this role in 2020. Reigniting F1's coverage on this site, Tanish has fallen in love with the sport all over again. He loves Kimi Raikkonen and sees a future world champion in Oscar Piastri. Away from us, he loves to snuggle inside his books.

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